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Explore the "Internet of Eyes" (IoEyes) concept: a network of visual sensors and cameras that will give inanimate objects the ability to "see," exponentially impacting businesses and humanity through computer vision and AI. Written by Evan Nisselson, Founder and General Partner at LDV Capital, this article was originally published on The Next Web on May 13, 2016, and is being reposted without changes.
Every robot, drone, self-driving car, delivery bot, and surgical assistant that claims “intelligence” is fundamentally a product of visual and/or electromagnetic perception systems. The success of Physical AI doesn’t start with neural networks or GPUs – it starts with cameras, sensors, and spectral scanners that give machines their first sense of reality.
Physical AI will not succeed until machines can truly see.
At LDV, we were honored to be Mapillary’s very first investor. Evan Nisselson shares Mapillary’s successes at navigating the roller coaster that is early-stage business building and a couple of his lessons learned from their +7 years of regular talks.
YOU are why our annual LDV Vision Summit gathering is special and a success every year. Thank You! We are honored that you fly in from around the world each year to share insights, inspire, do deals, recruit, raise capital and help each other succeed!
Our next LDV Vision Summit will include over 80 international speakers with the purpose of exploring, understanding, and shaping the future of imaging and video in human communication. We will showcase the best startups and computer vision experts who compete in one of the following two competitions.
This panel was a part of LDV Capital’s 2nd Annual LDV Vision Summit (May 19 & 20, 2015).
What computer vision and scaling challenges are involved in visually mapping our world in real-time? Will visual mapping improve the world we live in?
Wow - what a fantastic Summit with all of you brilliant people!
Thank you for helping us make our LDV Vision Summit a huge success!
We greatly appreciate all the insights and wisdom from the speakers, competitors, judges, and the attendees throughout the Summit.
YOU all helped us make the two days inspiring and special.
"Every year the LDV Vision Summit assembles the foremost thinkers, builders, and business leaders in the visual field. It's always illuminating and inspiring." Erick Schonfeld, Executive Producer, DEMO & Co-Founder, TouchCast
LDV Capital is very pleased to be co-investors in Mapillary with Sequoia Capital, Wellington Partners, Playfair and several great angels.